The Shaft was discontinued after 5 years of the show on its 222nd episode and was the final Dead Workers Party Podcast to be discontinued. The final show featured all current and former hosts of the show (excluding Afromunkee) and was the longest episode of the show, at an hour and 49 minutes.

March 2014 was 'Yogscast Month' on The Shaft to celebrate the Dead Workers Party joining the Yogscast.

In March 2014, Eric Fullerton and Brent Copeland became members of the Yogscast. However, later that year, their company 'Dead Workers Party' was dissolved due to financial issues and both Brent and Eric left the Yogscast.

One of the original show hosts, Wes Wilson left on episode 161 because he wanted to go on and do other things. His leaving podcast contained the first public hint that Brent and Eric were joining the Yogscast as Wes stated that "There are some big things going to be announced for these guys in March".

In July 2014, Eric, another of the original show host left the podcast due to him "wanting to focus on his music".

The show was originally hosted through the Dead Workers Party YouTube channel, but after the company dissolved due to financial issues in late 2014, the hosting of the show moved to Brent's YouTube channel where it stayed until the show's discontinuation on its 222nd episode.